Combination pliers



R. B. FERGUSON.

COMBINATION PLIERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13; 1920.

1,428,88, PatentedSept. 12, 1922.

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COMBINATION PLIERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1920.

1,428,884, PatentedSept. 12,1922.

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ATM -Y' Patented Sept. 12, 1922.

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Application .filedMay 13,

enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe.same,-reference being had to the accompanying; drawings, which form apart. of this specification. This invention relates 3 to {combinationpliers,.and the objeetofthe invention is .to provide a pair. of pliershavingthe combined utility of a'pair, of pliers and a wrench. .A furtherobject'ot the inventionjis to provide a device of the characterdescribednhaving a solid and a stamped handle, eachprovidejd with a jaw,the stam-pedhandle being adapted to'fit over. the'other and beingpivoted ,to a member. movable longitudinally of the said solid handlewhereby-the jawsmaybe spaced apart any desired distance, within thelimits of the device. 1 A still further 'objectfof the invention is toprovide a pair of pliersin which one handle is movable longitudinally ofthe other handle by a worm and rack, the said handle being provided withjaws spaced apart or brought together by rotation of the worm and thefaces of the jaws extending in parallel relation when the handles arebrought together. These objects. and the several novel features of theinvention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and thepreferred form of construction by which these objects are attained isshown in the accompanying drawingsin which- Figure 1 is an elevation ofa pair of pliers embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the jaws open,

Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. 2 showing the construction,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44 of Fig. 5 is a section taken online 55 of Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 7 is a section takenon line 77 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the movable member adapted to ride inthe grooves in the solid handle.

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. lTl ip i iseQ ist n t h nd el wh hli .ma e f a o ld :p eeof e l and ip vided gripping jaw 2 extending at an agle to the outer end thereoii. vThe handlers out awayat 3 on-eacjhside to provide ajnarrowpart in whichthe teeth 4. are out.-

In this cutaway portion 3.139.1 0; a. groove fi on each side of-the.handle 1',sho wn. more particularly in Fig. 5,; and-as shown more Patic r y, in g; =-LP 'OY 9 a mem e 6 having inturned flanges =7 and 8,adapted to ride in the grooves am the handleg Supported in;thi-s member6 is ashaft 9 secured therein. by. pins 10, and rotatably mounted on theshaft .9 is a -worm 1j1 meshing with the teeth 41 inthe handle. Thenembenfi is provided with two outwardly extending lugs or ears 12 and 13which arejapertured; to receive. the pivot pin. 14. by means'of whichthe holl w, U-shztpedhandle 15 is pivoted on.

the member 6. Between the members 12 and 13, of the member 6,] IHprovide a short piece of tubingiflwhich holds the members 12 and 13, inspaced relation as .S Q i e. Par u arly mFig. Th h ndle 1.5 mad P fer lys etm ta bentio a U-shjape in cross-section and provided with outwardlyextending ends 17 which fit over the handle 1 and which are pivoted tothe members 12 and 13 by the pin 1.4:- The outwardly extending end 17 isalso provided with a gripping jaw 18 opposite the gripping jaw 2, themember 18 being formed as shown in Fig. 6 and cut away at the side toreceive the members v17 which are secured thereto by the rivet 19.

In operation the handles 1 and 15 are separated as shown in Fig. 2,which separates the jaws 2 and 18 of the device, and by clos ing thehandles as shown in Fig. 1 the jaws are caused to grip. When the deviceis to be used as a nut wrench the gripping jaws are separated or broughttogether by rotation of the worm 11, it being necessary that the jaws bespaced apart approximately the diameter of the nut. at which time thehandles may be brought together causing the jaws of the pliers to engagetwo opposite faces of the nut. It will be noted that at any adjustmentof the handle 15 on the handle 1 when the device is closed, the upperand lower jaws always extend in parallel relation thereby making thedevice very eflicient for gripping a nut or the like. Th1.s device mayalso be used wherever ordlnary v pliers ma used, and in addition willgrip lar er ob ects more firmly on acoountfof the the; rack,an-movable,--member haying in turnedyends riding inthe said grooves, a

" abi ity oi adjusting one aW- longitudinally shaft stationarily mountedin the said movv in v relation to, the other 3 aw. .Thus it will ,6 beTse'en that mypliers will ri 4 a;- sni all-l 1air.-- pin with the sameease an e oiency that it will grip a large nut or the 1ike;r&-;u;;a;

From the foregoing description it becomes evident, that thedevice;*'wh'ileof asomewhat simple nature, is Very efficient inoperation,

l of comparatively oheapmanufaotujring host, Wvilljnot easlyget outoforder,'-and provides a strongandefiicient devioe 'which accomplishes the{objects desired;*= I" 1'5" Having thus briefly described myinvention,'"itsutility and mode of operation; "what Iicla'iin and desireto s'ecureiby Letters Patent'of the UnitedStates isf I y v 1 .11Incombination pl1ers,af]solid;fone- '20 'p'iec'e han'dle haying a"gripping j aw extend 1ng outwardly atf an angle "from the upper end,thereof,; a rack formed onyOne side thereof," the handle being providedwithj' la pair of' oppositely disposed grooves,"a;-movable memberridlng' imthe 'saidgroov'esfyf-a Worm rotatably' mounted in the said}movable member and engaging the rack; and-fa second]handle U-shaped ineross-seoti'on fitting over the'first named handleand pivotallymountedupon the saidflmoyable mem- I 29111 combination pliers, a one-piece han--dle havinga g'rippin jawformed at' the v upperf-end thereof andextending outward- 3-5 ly-at'ana'ngle to the bod thereof, a rac kforined in the handle, said andle being pro- 'vided Witha groove on eaoh'side' ad aQent V able member, a ,vvorm,--,rotatablymounted on and a'seond handle formed of sheet metal I 2"; plYOl QCLf'iIO the movable memberand extending over the first-named handle.

" 35 1 11 eombination pliers, a handlehaving a gripping jaw, extendingoutwardly at an angle to the up'per endithereof; a'rack'on --one fsid eof thefh'andlgi the "handle; being groovedon each side jadj a'cent :theI rack, a I movable 'member iii-d'ing in the said grooves,

3 a worm rot-atably mounted; in the movable fmemberf and meshing inthejsaid "rack; and pi second handle U-shap'ed' in cro'ss=seetion-";a1'1d extending over the; first-named handle at l the "end I carrying"tothat-ofthe firstnamedhandle. AS111 oombinati'on pliers a handlehaving e pp "angle to ale'upper' endthereof, =a.ra'ok in one face of theh'andle,{-the= fha'n'dle being jawv" extending outwardly atlan acompanion jaw g'groovedoi-i' each sideadjacent' the'ra ok; a U

shaped 'mem'b'erhaving inturned ends riding the said grooves, a Wormrotata'bly '1 mounted intheu shaped member and mesh- 'ing'inthe ack,:apain ofihigs extending out- Wardl' "from the U-shap'ed e b r, and

ysecon liandle-{formed Tot "sheet metal and f having outwardly extendinends pivotally secured to the said lugs an provided with =a grippingj awsecured therebe'tween. a

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